Karyn E. Bosnak (born September 24, 1974) is an American author of two published books: Save Karyn and 20 Times a Lady , which the last being the movie "What Your Number?" starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans.
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Early life and career
Karyn Bosnak was born in Chicago, Illinois. After briefly attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College Chicago in 1996. He currently lives in the Brooklyn Cobble Hill neighborhood.
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Books
Save Karyn (2003)After spending most of his early career as a daytime television talk-show producer, Bosnak moved from Chicago to New York in 2000. After quickly spending $ 20,000 on credit-induced credit card debt, Bosnak lost his job and found himself unable to repay. In June 2002, he started savekaryn.com, a funny and controversial website, where he bravely asked foreigners to help pay him off. This website gains international media attention and works; Bosnak paid off his debts in twenty weeks.
In 2003, Bosnak recounted his struggle with debts in the memoirs of Save Karyn: The One Shopaholic Journey to Debt and Return . It was published in the United States by HarperCollins and is now available in more than ten languages ​​worldwide.
Bosnak has since donated the same amount of money he received from people to charity.
20 Times a Lady (2006)
With the success of his first book, Bosnak left the television industry altogether and started writing full-time. In 2006, his first novel, 20 Times a Lady , was published in the United States by HarperCollins. This serves as a basis for feature movies What's Your Number? starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. On September 6, 2011, the book was re-published under the title What's Your Number? .
Media
Bosnak has emerged as a guest on various radio and television shows including The Today Show and 20/20 . Articles about him have appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world including The New York Times USA Today , The Washington Post , People , and Time .
In 2002, The New York Times Magazine entered Bosnak's "Save Karyn" site in their annual "Year of Ideas" list.
In 2007, VH1 put Bosnak as # 31 on the list of "40 Largest Internet Superstars."
References
External links
- Author Authorized Web Site
- Karyn Bosnak at IMDb
- Karyn Bosnak's Page on HarperCollins
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